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The Fast and the Serious

By

Barbara Jepson

October 18, 2011

San Francisco

Ever since pianist Yuja Wang came to international attention, her handlers have rightfully endeavored to show that she's a serious young artist with more to her formidable talent than jaw-dropping technique. But the antics of the spirited, 24-year-old virtuoso, who makes her Carnegie Hall recital debut on Thursday, keep getting in the way.